Nine papers by the UPLB Interdisciplinary Life Cycle Assessment Laboratory (UPLB ILCAL) team were presented at the 20th Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering (APCChE) Congress and 84th Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers (PIChE) National Convention, held last September 4-9, 2023 at the SMX Convention Center, Manila, Philippines. These contributions, two of which were honored with best oral presentation awards, emphasized the team's significant research endeavors in environmental sustainability and bioenergy production. The subjects and authors of the presented papers are detailed below:

1. Water Footprint Assessment of Ten Representative Raw Sugar Mills in the Philippines
Bernadette T. Magadia*, Rex B. Demafelis, Jovita L. Movillon, Anna Elaine D. Matanguihan, Christian Jay E. Nuñez – Best Oral Presentation

2. Carbon Footprint of Philippine Raw Sugar Production Assessed Through Ten Representative Sugar Mills
Christian Jay E. Nuñez, Rex B. Demafelis, Jovita L. Movillon, Domingo E. Angeles, Bernadette T. Magadia, Anna Elaine D. Matanguihan, Kenneth R. Pagdanganan – Best Oral Presentation

3. Fast Biodiesel Production via Potassium Ferrate Catalysis at Room Temperature using Used Cooking Oil and Refined Canola Oil
Rex B. Demafelis*, Jhorex Sombilla, Maria Katrina Cases, Veronica P. Migo, Anna Elaine D. Matanguihan, Rona Joyce Landoy

4. Fast Biodiesel Production via Potassium Ferrate Catalysis at Room Temperature using Refined Coconut Oil and Vegetable Oil
Rex B. Demafelis*, Kyla Czarina Q. Cello, Jaynard T. Ronquillo, Myra G. Borines, Manolito E. Bambase, Jr., Bernadette T. Magadia, Anna Elaine D. Matanguihan, Rona Joyce Landoy

5. Technical and Economic Assessment of Raw Sugar Production with Varying Pan-Boiling Configurations and Sugarcane Quality Via Process Simulation Using Sugars™
Anna Elaine D. Matanguihan*, Rex B. Demafelis, Manolito E. Bambase, Jr., U-Primo Rodriguez, Canesio D. Predo, Jovita L. Movillon

6. Greenhouse Gas Emission Mitigation Potential of the Enhanced Rice Straw Biogas System in the Philippines
Czaneil C. Gomez*, Rex B. Demafelis, Bernadette T. Magadia, Anna Elaine D. Matanguihan, Eros Paul V. Estante, Christian Jay E. Nuñez, Johanan V. Sumague, Craig Jamieson, Mirjam Roeder, Katie Chong

7. Carbon Footprint and GHG Reduction Potential of Bioethanol Production in the Philippines
Rex B. Demafelis*, Bernadette T. Magadia, Anna Elaine D. Matanguihan, Angelica Ariel U. Mawili

8. Assessment of the Baseline Carbon Footprint of the University of the Philippines Los Baños
Eros Paul V. Estante*, Rex B. Demafelis, Bernadette T. Magadia, Anna Elaine D. Matanguihan

One paper presentation was also included:

9. Life Cycle Assessment of Blended Cement Product: A Case Study
Bryan Masinsin Martinez, Rex B. Demafelis, Anna Elaine D. Matanguihan, Jerico Alcantara, Bernadette T. Magadia, Stephanie Anne Frogoso, Francis Jonas M. Echavez

Four of these studies have been accepted for publication in the IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering:

1. Fast Biodiesel Production via Potassium Ferrate Catalysis at Room Temperature using Used Cooking Oil and Refined Canola Oil
Rex B. Demafelis*, Jhorex Sombilla, Maria Katrina Cases, Veronica P. Migo, Anna Elaine D. Matanguihan, Rona Joyce Landoy

2. Fast Biodiesel Production via Potassium Ferrate Catalysis at Room Temperature using Refined Coconut Oil and Vegetable Oil
Rex B. Demafelis*, Kyla Czarina Q. Cello, Jaynard T. Ronquillo, Myra G. Borines, Manolito E. Bambase, Jr., Bernadette T. Magadia, Anna Elaine D. Matanguihan, Rona Joyce Landoy

3. Greenhouse Gas Emission Mitigation Potential of the Enhanced Rice Straw Biogas System in the Philippines
Czaneil C. Gomez*, Rex B. Demafelis, Bernadette T. Magadia, Anna Elaine D. Matanguihan, Eros Paul V. Estante, Christian Jay E. Nuñez, Johanan V. Sumague, Craig Jamieson, Mirjam Roeder, Katie Chong

4. Assessment of the Baseline Carbon Footprint of the University of the Philippines Los Baños
Eros Paul V. Estante*, Rex B. Demafelis, Bernadette T. Magadia, Anna Elaine D. Matanguihan